A method for analysis of a cell structure includes a macroanalysis step
and a microanalysis step. The macroanalysis step includes replacing a
cell structure or a part of the cell structure with an anisotropic solid
body having property values of equivalent rigidity characteristics,
creating a finite element model of the anisotropic solid body based on
the property values, applying an internal temperature distribution or an
external pressure to the finite element model of the anisotropic solid
body, determining the stress distribution in the anisotropic solid body,
and selecting an aimed cell structure of which the stress should be
calculated as a cell structure based on the stress distribution. The
microanalysis step includes creating a finite element model of the aimed
cell structure, and determining the stress distribution in the aimed cell
structure based on the finite element model of the aimed cell structure.
The structural analysis method is a means for analyzing the stress
distribution in the cell structure due to the internal temperature
distribution or external pressure which can be realized by using
general-purpose computer software and hardware without performing a
simulation test and making a large investment.